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Recorded Web Conference
AVOIDING WAGE AND HOUR TRAPS IN THE MIDST OF THE FLSA LITIGATION EXPLOSION
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
1:00 - 2:30 PM Eastern
Amy D. Hartwig, Esq.
Background
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) estimates that nearly 70 percent of employers are in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
These violations can be costly. Partners HealthCare Systems recently agreed to pay over $2.7 million to resolve a DOL lawsuit. And the number of settlements is sure to rise in the near future because the DOL is adding 150 field investigators to seek out even more wage and hour violations.
But that's just the tip of the iceberg. Employers have also been faced with an explosion of class action lawsuits over wage and hour violations. In 2008, the top 10 wage and hour class action settlements alone totaled $252.7 million. These class action lawsuits brought under the FLSA outnumbered all other types of private class action lawsuits in employment-related cases.
And you, PERSONALLY, could be at risk. In a recent 9th Circuit case (Bouncer v. Shaw), the court said that the CEO, CFO, and Human Resources manager could all be held personally responsible for unpaid wages under the FLSA.
Recorded Web Conference
AVOIDING WAGE AND HOUR TRAPS IN THE MIDST OF THE FLSA LITIGATION EXPLOSION
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
1:00 - 2:30 PM Eastern
Amy D. Hartwig, Esq.
During this webinar, you will learn:
- Why you should not automatically equate "salaried" status with "exempt" status
- What four strategies you can implement now to avoid costly docking errors and reduce your risk of salary-basis litigation
- Which impermissible pay/vacation deductions would violate the salary-basis and destroy exempt status
- Why you cannot rely only on job title with respect to classifying managers and assistant managers
- How to avoid the most increasingly common mistake made when classifying outside sales people
- How to avoid violations for docking pay
- What are the three most common "hours worked" mistakes employers make
- How to avoid meal and rest period violation traps, such as automatic time deductions for lunch
- and many, many more!
Who Should "Listen In"
Anyone who makes decisions regarding the FLSA, including:
HR professionals/directors/managers
Featured Speaker:
Amy Hartwig is a partner in the Milwaukee office of Michael Best & Friedrich LLP and a member of the Employment Law Practice Group. Ms. Hartwig has a national practice that includes representation of employers in employment-related matters before state and federal courts and agencies, with an emphasis on complex FLSA matters, as well as employment discrimination based upon race, age, sex, national origin, and disability. Ms. Hartwig has extensive experience advising employers on how to avoid employment litigation. She also counsels and assists employers in labor relations matters including union avoidance, representation elections, grievances and arbitrations, and litigation before the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB).